Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Final London Season – review

Barbican, LondonChoreographer Merce Cunningham was a pioneer of 20th-century American modernism. His career was epic in scale, spanning 67 years and more than 180 productions. Cunningham died in 2009, aged 90, and last week at the Barbican we saw his troupe's final London season. Later this year, in conformity with his wishes and following the end of the current Legacy tour, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will be disbanded.Cunningham's most important ideas were developed with his life partne...

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